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Arya Harikumar

Greenwich,LND

Summary

Creative Product Designer with excellent troubleshooting and quality assurance skills coupled with more than 6 years of experience. Effective in identifying resources and managing compliance standards.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

UX Researcher

Freelance UX Project
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Developed comprehensive UX research strategy to understand consumer behaviour in London supermarkets
  • Created wireframes and prototypes based on research insights, leading to 15% reduction in food waste
  • Built and maintained comprehensive repository of UX research artefacts, ensuring easy access to valuable information for all team members.
  • Translated complex user requirements into simple, intuitive designs for food waste reduction app.
  • Streamlined product design process through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of UX research findings.

UX Consultant

1 Up
10.2023 - 12.2023

Created wireframes, storyboards, and user flows for web3 products, improving user engagement by 25%

  • Conducted comprehensive user research to understand needs and pain points in web3 landscape
  • Organised collaborative workshops using Miro to increase team empathy with users, delivering cross-team insights
  • Translated complex user requirements into simple, intuitive designs, resulting in 30% increase in user satisfaction.

QA Test Lead

Indiumsoft Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 09.2022
  • Implemented a user-centered design approach throughout the development lifecycle, increasing user satisfaction by 15%
  • Developed a comprehensive UX research strategy aligned with business goals, ensuring user needs were prioritized
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate user research findings into the software testing life cycle
  • Created and maintained a design system to ensure consistency across products, improving development efficiency by 20%.

Business Analyst

IBM India Ltd
07.2020 - 03.2021
  • Conducted user research sessions to gather in-depth requirements, leading to the successful launch of 5 new features addressing user needs
  • Created user journey maps and wireframes to visualize and improve the user experience across multiple touchpoints
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate user research findings into product development, resulting in a 20% increase in operational efficiency.

Game QA Engineer

Pole To Win India Ltd
05.2018 - 02.2020
  • Performed rigorous UI interface testing on games for Android and iOS, ensuring seamless user experience across platforms
  • Contributed to the development of a common design language for game interfaces, improving consistency across products
  • Conducted usability testing and provided feedback to improve game UI/UX, resulting in a 98% customer satisfaction rate.

Education

Master of Science - User Experience Engineering

University Of London, Goldsmiths
London, ENG
01.2024

B.Tech In Civil Engineering -

Kerala University, Trivandrum
India
06.2017

Skills

  • UI/UX Design
  • User Research
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Design Systems
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Information Architecture
  • Design Thinking
  • Data Analysis
  • A/B Testing
  • Accessibility
  • Figma
  • Adobe Suite
  • Sketch
  • Miro
  • JIRA
  • Tableau
  • MS Office Suite
  • Canva

Locations

London

Leadership Experience

Indiumsoft Pvt Ltd, QA Test Lead, 06/01/21, 09/01/22, Implemented a user-centered design approach throughout the development lifecycle, increasing user satisfaction by 15%., Developed a comprehensive UX research strategy aligned with business goals, ensuring user needs were prioritized., Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate user research findings into the software testing life cycle., Created and maintained a design system to ensure consistency across products, improving development efficiency by 20%.

Personal Information

Title: Product Designer

Timeline

UX Consultant

1 Up
10.2023 - 12.2023

UX Researcher

Freelance UX Project
07.2023 - 09.2024

QA Test Lead

Indiumsoft Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 09.2022

Business Analyst

IBM India Ltd
07.2020 - 03.2021

Game QA Engineer

Pole To Win India Ltd
05.2018 - 02.2020

Master of Science - User Experience Engineering

University Of London, Goldsmiths

B.Tech In Civil Engineering -

Kerala University, Trivandrum
Arya Harikumar